Today is Wednesday, August 30th, the 242nd day of the year. There are 123
days remaining until the end of the year.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES National Catfish Month,
National Golf Month, National Picnic Month, Peach Month,
Romance Awareness Month, Be Kind to Humankind Week,
Frankenstein Day, Toasted Marshmallow Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Robert Parrish, 70, basketball player
Ricky Sanders, 61, football player
Stephen Baker, 59, football player
Steve Smith, 60, football player
Michael Michele, 56, actress
Shaun Alexander, 46, football player
Swizz Beatz, 45, rapper/producer
Derrick Ward, 43, football player
Angel Coulby, 42, actress
Camilla Poindexter, 36, actress
Trevor Jackson, 26, actor
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Roy Wilkins, 122, activist (NAACP) (d. 1981)
Fred Hampton, 75, activist (Black Panther Party) (d. 1969)
DEATHS
ON THIS DATE IN…
1791 – Thomas Jefferson responds to Benjamin Banneker’s letter on the issue
of slavery.
1800 – Gabriel Prosser postpones a planned slave rebellion in Richmond,
Virginia, but is arrested before he can make it happen.
1843 – 1st blacks participation in national political convention (Liberty Party).
1937 – Joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
1956 – White mob prevents enrollment of blacks at Mansfield High School,
Texas.
1961 – 1st Negro judge of a U.S. District Court confirmed-JB Parsons.
1967 – Thurgood Marshall is confirmed as the first African American Justice
of the Supreme Court of the United States.
1983 – Guion Bluford becomes 1st African-American astronaut in space.
1990 – Ken Griffey & Ken Griffey Jr. become 1st father & son to play on same
team (Seattle Mariners), both single in 1st inning.
1991 – Mike Powell sets then long jump record at 29′ 4½” (8.95m).
HOROSCOPE